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John William “Bill” Mason, 90, of Owenton, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at the Harborside Healthcare Facility.

Born March 13, 1918, in Owen County, he was the son of the late William Sanderson and Anna Lee Keith Mason. He was preceded in death by one brother, four half brothers, seven sisters and one half sister. Bill was a retired farmer and a member of Cedar Hill Baptist Church where he was a deacon for over 50 years.

Born March 27, 1965, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Iva Mildred Ginter Cobb. Ms. Wells was a member of Lighthouse Baptist in Nicholasville.

She was preceded in death by her brothers, Gary Cobb and Freddie Cobb. She is survived by three daughters, Lindsay Nicole Wells, Iva Marie Wells and Amber Faye Wells all of Nicholasville; a brother, John Cobb of Owenton; a sister, Brenda Sue Cook of Lexington; and three grandchildren.

Born August 14, 1926, in Carroll County, he was the son of the late Ruben and Ethel Jackson Lewis and was preceded in death by four siblings, Martha Jane Lehman, and Jesse, Charles and Marvin Lewis. Ruben was a farmer, a truck driver and a member of Jonesville United Methodist Church. He was also a WWII Army Veteran.

Joe Colson, 86, of Corinth, died Setptember 28, 2008, at his residence. He was a dairy farmer and a member of the Antioch Church of Christ, in Corinth. He was a World War II Navy Veteran and past president of the Kentucky Brown Swiss Association. He was a Kentucky Colonel.

Born in Sanders on Jan. 18, 1928, to Ruben and Ethel (Jackson) Lewis, he married twice. He married Dorothy Henderson in Owenton, on July 10, 1948; she preceded him in death on Aug. 11, 1995. He married Caroline “Sue” Whitacre in Bluffton on March 10, 1996; she survives.